New Delhi:

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections will likely be performed in seven phases, with the primary section starting April 19. This section will witness voting in 21 states and Union Territories and 102 constituencies, with outcomes set to be declared on June 4.

Political aspirations, factionalism inside events or just calling out of favour, have led to many candidates switching events within the build-up to the elections. Here is a take a look at some massive names who will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections underneath new banners.

Jitin Prasada

Jitin Prasada is the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) candidate from Uttar Pradesh’s Philibit which matches to polls tomorrow. Till 2021, Mr Prasada was within the Congress.

Pilibhit has lengthy been synonymous with the Gandhi household, notably Maneka Gandhi, the youthful daughter-in-law of Indira Gandhi, and her son Varun Gandhi. Over the previous 28 years, the Gandhis have solidified their grip on this seat, with Varun Gandhi the BJP MP.

Mr Prasada replaces Varun Gandhi because the BJP candidate on this yr’s polls.

Jyoti Mirdha

Jyoti Mirdha, 51, is the BJP nominee for the Nagaur constituency in Rajasthan. A physician, Ms Mirdha entered politics with the Congress. She received Lok Sabha polls on a Congress ticket each within the 2009 and 2014 elections.

In 2019, she misplaced to Hanuman Beniwal of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Social gathering. In 2023 Ms Mirdha joined the BJP.

Rahul Kaswan

Churu MP Rahul Kaswan resigned from the BJP and joined the Congress this yr. Mr Kaswan was denied a ticket by the BJP for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Churu, In Rajasthan, is a BJP stronghold and from the place the social gathering has not misplaced since 1999. Mr Kaswan, efficiently contesting for the Lok Sabha elections from the eat in 2014 and 2019 will this time battle the seat on a Congress ticket.

Uday Shankar Hazarika

Uday Shankar Hazarika is the Congress candidate for the Lakhimpur Lok Sabha constituency in Assam. A BJP veteran, he had contested for the Lakhimpur Lok Sabha seat in a number of elections.

In 2023, he stop the BJP and joined the Congress.